Dr. Sylvain Martel Profile

Dr. Sylvain Martel

Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 18 March 2015 Paper

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Calibration of a needle tracking device with fiber Bragg grating sensors

Koushik K. Mandal, Francois Parent, Sylvain Martel, Raman Kashyap, Samuel Kadoury

Proceedings Volume 9415, 94150X (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081198

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Calibration, Sensors, Radiofrequency ablation, Tumors, 3D metrology, Liver, Cameras, Optical tracking, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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Infrastructure suited for supporting a fleet of wireless miniature robots designed for atomic-scale operations

Sylvain Martel, Torsten Koker, Stefen Riebel, Mark Sherwood, Jeremy Suurkivi, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444129

KEYWORDS: Robots, Infrared radiation, Telecommunications, Chromium, Electronics, Transmitters, Infrared imaging, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Control systems, Transceivers

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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Main design issues for embedding onto a wireless miniature robot a scanning tunneling positioning system capable of atomic resolution over a half-meter diameter surface area

Sylvain Martel, Torsten Koker, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444146

KEYWORDS: Scanning tunneling microscopy, Chemical species, Infrared radiation, Actuators, Electrodes, Infrared detectors, Tolerancing, Infrared sensors, Infrared imaging, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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Embedded electronics for a 64-channel wireless brain implant

Johann Burgert, Jan Malasek, Sylvain Martel, Colette Wiseman, Timothy Fofonoff, Robert Dyer, Ian Hunter, Nicholas Hatsopoulos, John Donoghue

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444119

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Electronics, Amplifiers, Brain, Analog electronics, Connectors, Microcontrollers, Platinum, Field programmable gate arrays, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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Novel heat dissipation approach for high-powered miniature robots

Sylvain Martel, Jonathan Embler, Stefen Riebel, Jonathan Gibbons, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444131

KEYWORDS: Robots, Convection, Digital signal processing, Electronics, Liquids, Copper, Amplifiers, Temperature metrology, Resistors, Skin

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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Implementing frequency-modulated piezo-based locomotion for achieving further miniaturization for wireless robots

Sylvain Martel, Juan Bautista Coves Ferrando, Lorenzo Cervera Olague, Timothy Fofonoff, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444128

KEYWORDS: Robots, Modulation, Switching, Frequency modulation, Amplifiers, Electrodes, Circuit switching, Capacitance, Amplitude modulation, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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General description of the wireless miniature NanoWalker robot designed for atomic-scale operations

Sylvain Martel, Lorenzo Cervera Olague, Juan Bautista Coves Ferrando, Stefen Riebel, Torsten Koker, Jeremy Suurkivi, Timothy Fofonoff, Mark Sherwood, Robert Dyer, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444130

KEYWORDS: Scanning tunneling microscopy, Digital signal processing, Actuators, Signal processing, Infrared radiation, Human-machine interfaces, Infrared imaging, Telecommunications, Chromium, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

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Piezo-drive circuits for amplitude-modulated locomoton for miniature wireless robots

Sylvain Martel, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444127

KEYWORDS: Robots, Amplifiers, Electrodes, Electronics, Capacitance, Kinematics, Actuators, Modulators, Amplitude modulation, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2000 Paper

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High-resolution optical positioning system for miniature instrumented robots

Sylvain Martel, Omar Roushdy, Mark Sherwood, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4194, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403692

KEYWORDS: Robots, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Telecommunications, Infrared radiation, Signal detection, Photodiodes, Electrodes, Infrared detectors, Navigation systems, Chemical species

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2000 Paper

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Preliminary evaluation and experimentation of the push-slip method for achieving micrometer and submicrometer step sizes with a miniature piezoactuated three-legged robot operating under high normal

Sylvain Martel, Anant Saraswat, Arthur Michel, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4194, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403694

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Electrodes, Semiconducting wafers, Frequency modulation, Amplitude modulation, Complex systems, Chlorine, Silicon, Electronic components, Embedded systems

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2000 Paper

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NanoRunner: a very small wireless robot with three piezoactuated legs suited for design experimentations and validations through preprogrammed behaviors

Sylvain Martel, Joshua Kaufman, Chad Helm, Timothy Fofonoff, John Bevilacka, Robert Dyer, Joseph Levine, Joanna Au, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4194, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403695

KEYWORDS: Microcontrollers, Switching, Circuit switching, Electrodes, Computer aided design, Computer programming, Electronics, Infrared radiation, Amplifiers, Frequency modulation

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2000 Paper

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Techniques for continuous power delivery to a group of 15-watt +3.3 to +/-150 VDC miniature wireless instrumented and fast-stepping robots through several thousand intermittent contacts between the

Sylvain Martel, William Garcia de Quevedo, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4194, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403697

KEYWORDS: Robots, Lithium, Electrodes, Telecommunications, Control systems, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Embedded systems, Digital signal processing, Dielectrics, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2000 Paper

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Fundamentals of piezoceramic actuation for micrometer and submicrometer motions for the NanoWalker robot

Sylvain Martel, Anant Saraswat, Ian Hunter

Proceedings Volume 4194, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403688

KEYWORDS: Ruby, Kinematics, Electrodes, Amplifiers, Electronics, Amplitude modulation, Computing systems, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Control systems, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 1999 Paper

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NanoWalker: a fully autonomous highly integrated miniature robot for nanoscale measurements

Sylvain Martel, Peter Madden, Luke Sosnowski, Ian Hunter, Serge Lafontaine

Proceedings Volume 3825, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364292

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Electrodes, Wireless communications, Control systems, Analog electronics, Signal processing, Digital signal processing, Human-machine interfaces, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1999 Paper

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Flip-chip electronic system assembly process and issues for the NanoWalker: a small wireless autonomous instrumented robot

Sylvain Martel, George Riley, Monisha Merchant, Ian Hunter, Serge Lafontaine

Proceedings Volume 3834, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.357831

KEYWORDS: Analog electronics, Digital signal processing, Electronic components, Adhesives, Aluminum, Computer aided design, Infrared radiation, Amplifiers, Gold, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1999 Paper

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Integrating a complex electronic system in a small-scale autonomous instrumented robot: the NanoWalker project

Sylvain Martel, Kevin Doyle, Gerardo Martinez, Ian Hunter, Serge Lafontaine

Proceedings Volume 3834, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.357810

KEYWORDS: Digital signal processing, Prototyping, Electrodes, Computer aided design, Infrared radiation, Electronic components, Analog electronics, Computer programming, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Motion models

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